Salon Today - September 2008 - (Page 34)

Hollywood Connection Owners from across the globe gathered in Southern California to honor the best in the business. By Laurel Smoke George Salon; Ginger Boyle, Planet Salon; and Kim Vo, Kim Vo Salon. These high-proﬁle owners spoke about distinguishing themselves from their competitors and catering to beautysavvy clients. Awards Night The two days of education and networking culminated with the awards ceremony honoring the best salons in the world. Television personality Leeza Gibbons served as the emcee and this year, legendary stylist and salon owner Jose Ebér was honored with GSBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Actress, model and host of Shear Genius Jaclyn Smith—a longtime client of Ebér—presented him with the award. Paula Kent Meehan was honored as the GSBA founder and the GSBA panel of judges and sponsors presented the winners their awards. For a complete list of winners and more information on the GSBA, visit www.salonbusinessawards.com. n Above: Celebrity stylists/owners, from left: Ginger Boyle, Kim Vo, Amanda George, Jose Ebér and Giuseppe Franco. NORTH AMERICAN WINNERS The following salons were the Canadian and United States winners in the categories of Entrepreneur of the Year (single and multiple locations), Salon Leadership and Client Philosophy/Marketing & Promotion. Above: L’Oreal Professionnel’s Minter Dial (left) with GSBA founder Paula Kent Meehan and Redken’s Ann Mincey. Right: Glass statuettes were awarded to each winner. owners, kicking off with an Elvis-themed party at the Beverly Hills home of Paula Kent Meehan, founder of the GSBA. The following evening, attendees enjoyed “A Hollywood Affair” party at the Renaissance Hotel where they rubbed elbows with the most prominent salon owners in the world. CANADA n Zennkai Salons—Entrepreneur of the Year (single location) n Chatters Salon—Entrepreneur of the Year (multiple locations) n CaVaBien Hair Studio & Day Spa Ltd. —Salon Leadership n Picaso Studios Inc.—Client Philosophy/Marketing & Promotion Best Business Practices But it wasn’t all glitz and glam for attendees. During the event, owners got down to business with hard-hitting education designed just for them. The business forum featured many powerful speakers including keynote speaker Mark Thompson, author of Success Built to Last, and Dr. Al Osborne, senior assistant dean at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. This year’s event also featured a special panel of celebrity stylists, in keeping with the Hollywood theme. Hosted by Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush, the panel included Jose Ebér, Jose Ebér Atelier; Giuseppe Franco, Giuseppe Franco Salon; Amanda George, Neil After two events in Europe—London and Barcelona, respectively—the Global Salon Business Awards debuted in the United States this year. Held at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in the heart of Tinseltown, the two-day forum was a star-studded tribute to the world’s top salon UNITED STATES n Arrojo Studio—Entrepreneur of the Year (single location) n Changes Salon & Day Spa— Entrepreneur of the year (single location) n The Charles Penzone Family of Salons—Entrepreneur of the Year (multiple locations) n Atelier, an Aveda Lifestyle SalonSpa— Client Philosophy/Marketing & Promotion n BLO—Client Philosophy/Marketing & Promotion n Gadabout SalonSpas—Salon Leadership n Scott Miller—Salon Leadership GSBA SUPPORTERS GSBA couldn’t happen without its industry sponsors. This year, the Chairman Sponsors were: L’Oréal Professionnel, Matrix, Pureology, Redken, John Paul Mitchell Systems, Goldwell, Kérastase and Estetica. 34 | September 2008 www.salontoday.com http://www.salonbusinessawards.com http://www.salonbusinessawards.com http://www.salontoday.com

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